Rat wags tail just like a dog

Geo Beats

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00:00 When I pet him, Gary is no different than a dog.

00:02 Like puppy behavior.

00:04 Come on, Gary.

00:05 [DOOR OPENS]

00:06 [SCREAMS]

00:07 I am Angela, and this is Gary's story for GeoBeat.

00:09 When my son-- at the time, he would have been 11--

00:11 came to me two years ago and asked us for pet rats,

00:15 my initial reaction was very fear-based.

00:17 But I kind of challenged myself, and he got

00:20 the two rats for his birthday.

00:22 Gary, come.

00:23 Oh, good boy.

00:24 We ended up saving Bob and Gary from being snake food.

00:27 Hi, boys.

00:29 They were feeder rats.

00:30 Hi.

00:31 The man brought out a bin of male rats,

00:33 and we were just told to pick two.

00:35 So we saved Bob and Gary.

00:37 It was very sobering when I first got them.

00:39 Any fear I had of them was so out the window,

00:42 because you saw how scared they were.

00:44 Your initial reaction is to just want comfort them

00:47 and be with them.

00:48 They're prey animals, so they're just scared of everything.

00:50 Bob.

00:51 So gaining their trust took a lot of time.

00:53 There you are.

00:54 A good two months until they would willingly come to us

00:57 and have that interaction.

00:59 Bob.

01:00 Bob, a roonie.

01:01 The only time they were in their cage was bedtime.

01:03 So we really embraced them with us.

01:06 They totally know their names.

01:07 Hi, Bob.

01:08 Come, Gary.

01:10 OK, Bob, come on.

01:11 Gary.

01:12 Want some cat grass?

01:14 Gary was kind of the runt.

01:15 And ever since we took him in, he just

01:17 wanted to cuddle and be with you all the time.

01:19 He loved hoods.

01:20 So anything with a big hood, he will just kind of snuggle up

01:23 and take a nap right against my neck.

01:28 Part of their trust in you is they start grooming you as well.

01:31 Gary is definitely the alpha in between the two boys,

01:40 but only because Bob lets him be the alpha.

01:42 You OK, Bob?

01:43 Gary, you want more food?

01:46 No?

01:46 Deal.

01:47 He's very strong personality, likes to be in charge,

01:50 likes to push Bob around.

01:51 Gets jealous of me.

01:53 So if I'm petting Bob, he'll come and want to be in there,

01:55 too.

01:56 In the early days, my daughter used

01:58 to take Gary into her bed before bedtime,

02:00 just as quiet time with her and Gary.

02:02 She went for a sleepover one night,

02:04 and I looked up and down.

02:05 We could not find him.

02:06 He was in her bed.

02:07 Like, it was the cutest thing.

02:09 I don't know how, but he had managed to get on her bed,

02:11 and he was sleeping under the blankets, where he kind of

02:13 always had been with her every night.

02:15 Bob's still a little reserved.

02:20 We realized that even since day one.

02:21 He was just quiet.

02:22 So it was a harder connection to make with him.

02:25 But even today, we're finding he's coming out of his shell

02:28 a little more each day.

02:29 Don't do it.

02:31 Hey.

02:32 Gary picks on Bob a lot.

02:33 The rags do something called forced grooming.

02:35 Come here.

02:36 They're grooming each other, but it's forced.

02:37 So they pin each other down.

02:39 It's part of their, like, alpha thing.

02:41 Bob is such a sweetie and just takes it,

02:43 even though he's so much bigger and he could totally

02:46 just knock him off his feet.

02:47 You can see the difference when Bob's getting groomed.

02:54 His eyes are open, and I ask him if he needs help.

02:56 And it gives me kind of this look of, save me, mommy.

02:59 When Gary's getting groomed, he's loving it.

03:06 He's like in heaven, right?

03:08 Lying down, his eyes closed.

03:10 They fight like brothers, but they love like brothers.

03:12 And they're always on top of each other,

03:14 using each other as pillows.

03:16 They're totally not what I expected.

03:18 They're clean.

03:19 They're litter trained, 100%.

03:21 Again?

03:22 We're doing this again?

03:23 Gary.

03:25 They don't smell bad.

03:26 It's like a neutral smell.

03:27 You smell like nothing, Gary.

03:29 If they need something or want me,

03:30 they will physically latch onto my leg

03:33 and climb up all the way to my shoulder.

03:35 I think we bonded with them.

03:37 Hey, guys.

03:37 Hey, Gary.

03:38 Have you bonded with me?

03:39 I'm in awe by their sweetness, kindness, and just intelligence.

03:45 Bruxing and boggling are the signs of a happy, happy rat.

03:48 They're grinding their teeth.

03:49 At the same time, their eyes go in and out of their sockets.

03:52 They're about a year and a half now,

03:54 so they're close to end of life.

03:56 They only live for two years.

03:57 Even their say, Gary, can sense when I'm feeling stressed,

04:00 because I find that's when he comes to me

04:02 and wants to cuddle me.

04:03 Come on.

04:05 Got you.

04:06 And whether or not there's any scientific truth to that,

04:09 that's what it seems like happens.

04:11 Oh, my gosh.

04:12 And I know that sounds silly and cheesy,

04:14 but the love of an animal and the trust of an animal like that,

04:17 I can't even put it into words.

04:19 I love you too, Gary.

04:21 I've had pets.

04:22 I've had dogs.

04:23 But this is really something different.

04:24 I love you, Gary.

04:26 I love you.

04:28 [MUSIC PLAYING]

04:32 (upbeat music)

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